Welcome, Traders!
It is Wednesday 8th / Thursday 9th of March, depending on where you are.
Here are some things to expect ahead of the APAC session today.
Sentiment
The US dollar was little changed after Fed's Powell said no decisions on the pace of future rate hikes had been made, while the Canadian dollar fell to its lowest level since October after its central bank kept rates on hold. Thursday marks the start of the Bank of Japan's two-day meeting.
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6:50 PM ET
Japanese GDP Revised QoQ for 4Q
Median Forecast: 0.2% | Prior: 0.2% | Range: 0.4% / 0.0%
Japanese GDP Revised QoQ Annualised for 4Q
Median Forecast: 0.8% | Prior: 0.6% | Range: 1.6% / 0.0%
8:30 PM ET
Chinese CPI YoY for February
Median Forecast: 2.1% | Prior: 1.9% | Range: 2.3% / 1.2%
Chinese PPI YoY for February
Median Forecast: -0.8% | Prior: -1.3% | Range: -0.5% /-1.7%
Good luck!
